Ad Network Results...

[digitalpoint]

If anyone feels like posting any results (good or bad) they have seen as a result of the ad network, please do.

For me, I ran 3 "experiment" ads with no on-site optimization in the ad network (which I never ranked in the top 1,000 before for the keywords). The results of those are as follows: currently #1 for wire transfer, #3 for ikobo and #3 for westernunion.

I would even argue that better than #3 on those two key phrases is not possible since that is the company name, and the domain they use.

Also, out of the 20 key phrases I track for the site now, my worst ranking is #3. (It seems pretty much everything moved up). The best one being #2 and #3 for western union.

[rustybrick]

I am confident this network helps build a page's ranking for a desired keyword phrase.

I won't state my example, but I know that this ad network is the only source of keyword rich links to a single page. And that page, within 2 weeks, ranks number 20 for an very competitive term.

[jontelofot]

I was bouncing between #19-25 for my main keyword for about a month. 4 days after joining I was at #6 and been solid there for a few days now :)

[dazzlindonna]

I wish I could play too. :( But I use coldfusion. Sad....very sad....

[GuyFromChicago]

It's working well for me. The test site I set up for for the network picked up 8 links with the last Bl update.

I don't rank for the term yet, but I didn't expect to right away. I imagine a I have relatively low weight in the program at this time but that will change as my primary forums continue to grow.

[digitalpoint]

I wish I could play too. :( But I use coldfusion. Sad....very sad....
There probably is a way you can do it with cold fusion... Although I don't know how since I don't use it (I'm terribly helpful, eh?) heh

[Nitin M]

I don't want to post exact search phrases or positions and I can't say I did any experiements where the ad netwrok is the ONLY thing I did, but ...

I have search terms I have been working on for a while and wasn't breaking into the top 10 ... I am in top 10 postions now for all. It definitely appears to be working.

I wish I could play too. But I use coldfusion. Sad....very sad....

I re-coded it in cold fusion but haven't made it live yet. I'll try to get to it this weekend and if shawn approves, can share with everyone here.

[dazzlindonna]

Oh va realtor, that would be great. If I understood the PHP code better, I could recode it in CF too, but since the PHP code isn't 100% clear to me, I'm stuck. Would be mighty grateful to be able to participate.

[T0PS3O]

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[dazzlindonna]

Digitalpoint, when did you first start your experimental ads? i.e. how long before you saw results?

[digitalpoint]

2 weeks I started to see movement in the serps that I could only assume was because of it.

[compar]

Look at these results for my SEO Services page. I have done almost no promotion out side of the coop ads.

What I don't understand is the Pages in Site number, but the links, both Google and Yahoo have to be mainly coop ad links.

[john_loch]

Yes, I must admit I've pulled a couple of places too. I won't state the search term, but I will state it's very competitive. It's definitely paid off (to the tune of some 2000+ backlinks).

Doesn't exactly corroborate the sandbox theory does it :)

[schlottke]

Ive pulled two key top tens from it..

[Will.Spencer]

I am seeing a lot of inbound links from real estate sites.

[chachi]

yeah, I have checked out anchor positions on selected terms that are only used in the coop. We are close to the top on most of them.

[jetta16]

I've been toggling a two word keyword in number 26-30 ever since my site went live. It jumped from there to number 7, and several other keywords jumped several places as well this past week.

I suddenly had new inbound links, and couldn't figure out where they came from for the life of me. When I checked the backlinks, there were sites I knew I didn't reciprocate links with.

Oops, I joined the network for exposure, never expected the backlinks I got, let alone the gain in rankings. Yippee, it all makes sense now.

[yonnermark]

It's definitely paid off (to the tune of some 2000+ backlinks).
Doesn't exactly corroborate the sandbox theory does it
With respect, that depends which version of the sandbox theory you are referring to